Person:Laurence Scot (2)

Laurence Scot

• Douglass, Robert. The Baronage of Scotland: Containing, An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom. (London: Cadell & Davies, 1798), Page 217.

II. Laurence Scot, who being bred to the law, and a man of parts and merit, made a considerable figure in the reigns of King James VI. And King Charles I.

He was appointed clerk to the privy council, and one of the principal clerks of session, in which offices he acquitted himself with great sufficiency and integrity.

He acquired a considerable estate, which appears by several charters under the great seal. Viz.

Charter, Laurentio Scot de Harperrig, advocato, filio Jacobi, etc. terrarium de Harperrig, nuncupat. Templehill, terrarium de Buitland, Buitlandhill, etc. in the shire of Edinburgh, dated 10th March 1618.

Also a charter, dicto Laurentio, terrarium de Easter et Wester Bevelaw, in Edinburghshire, dated 15th March 1628. And another charter, dicto Laurentio, et fuo filio, of the lands and barony of Clerkington, in the said county of Edinburgh, dated 10th July 1634, which last named barony became the cief title of his family.

He married Elisabeth, daughter of _____ Hop-Pringle of Torsonce, by whom he had three sons and two daghters.

SONS

1. William, his heir, afterwards Sir William.

2. James, who got from his father the lands of Bonytoun in West-Lothian, of whom there is no succession.

3. Mr. Laurence, who, upon his father’s resignation, got a charter under the great seal, Magistro Laurentio Scot, filio tertio genitor Laurentii Scot de Harperrig, advocato, terrarium de Buitlands, Buitlandhill, Lonehead, etc. in Edinburghshire, dated 15th December 1635.

He was progenitor of the Scots of Bevelaw.

DAUGHTERS

1. ______, was married to Lauder of Hatton.

2. ______, married to ______ Houston.

He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir William Scot III.

1.   Douglass, Robert. The Baronage of Scotland: Containing, An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom. (London: Cadell & Davies, 1798)
   Page 217.

   II. Laurence Scot, who being bred to the law, and a man of parts and merit, made a considerable figure in the reigns of King James VI. And King Charles I.
   
   He was appointed clerk to the privy council, and one of the principal clerks of session, in which offices he acquitted himself with great sufficiency and integrity.
   
   He acquired a considerable estate, which appears by several charters under the great seal. Viz.
   
   Charter, Laurentio Scot de Harperrig, advocato, filio Jacobi, etc. terrarium de Harperrig, nuncupat. Templehill, terrarium de Buitland, Buitlandhill, etc. in the shire of Edinburgh, dated 10th March 1618.
   Also a charter, dicto Laurentio, terrarium de Easter et Wester Bevelaw, in Edinburghshire, dated 15th March 1628.
   And another charter, dicto Laurentio, et fuo filio, of the lands and barony of Clerkington, in the said county of Edinburgh, dated 10th July 1634, which last named barony became the cief title of his family.
   
   He married Elisabeth, daughter of _____ Hop-Pringle of Torsonce, by whom he had three sons and two daghters.
   
   SONS
   1. William, his heir, afterwards Sir William.
   2. James, who got from his father the lands of Bonytoun in West-Lothian, of whom there is no succession.
   3. Mr. Laurence, who, upon his father’s resignation, got a charter under the great seal, Magistro Laurentio Scot, filio tertio genitor Laurentii Scot de Harperrig, advocato, terrarium de Buitlands, Buitlandhill, Lonehead, etc. in Edinburghshire, dated 15th December 1635.
   
   He was progenitor of the Scots of Bevelaw.
   
   DAUGHTERS
   
   1. ______, was married to Lauder of Hatton.
   2. ______, married to ______ Houston.
   
   He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir William Scot ‘’’III’’’.